Ripping PAL DVD to Apple TV in Toast

I have a specific question, I am not optimistic anyone's dealt with this exact situation, but I'll ask anyway.

What I have:

a fan-made DVD of a band's performance on French TV, in PAL
a Sony KDL-46XBR8 television that does not play PAL content
Toast Titanium 10 on MacBook 2.4GHz aluminum unibody
Apple TV

What I tried:

Ripping the DVD using the Apple TV choice in Toast. I also modified the settings to try to maximize quality, and I checked the "scale to fit space" option

What I ended up with:

A decent-quality video that fills the central 60% of my screen with huge black borders around the rest. It's watchable but in effect, my 46" TV is about 27" for this content. I also can see some digital artifacts at times.

What I'd like:

At least to stretch it to fit the screen. Ideally, better quality - the original DVD's quality is roughly on par with a good SD television signal.

I don't mind using software other than Toast if there's a better option. Any advice? This isn't crucial, but it's been bugging me for months now ...

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